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“#Jagmeet Singh lands in the hot seat<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Politics Insider for Jan. 19: The Alberta government knew about Kaycee Madu’s police call nearly a year ago; Ukraine asks Canada for more help; Canada\u2019s two biggest airlines cut thousands of flights because of the pandemic\n <\/div>\n
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Will pay for chair:<\/strong> Jagmeet Singh<\/strong>\u00a0will file a\u00a0disclosure report and pay for a free $1,895 rocking chair<\/strong> that he and his wife,\u00a0Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu<\/strong>, promoted on Instagram, CBC reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Dec. 10, Singh\u2019s wife\u00a0posted an image of the\u00a0Grand Jackson Rocker by Canadian furniture company Monte Design on her Instagram account, mentioning\u00a0the company. The party said Singh would repay the cost of the chair after CBC reported it was given to him and his wife as a gift. On Sunday, Singh published an image<\/strong> on his Instagram page of himself sitting in the same chair cuddling his newborn daughter, with the furniture company tagged<\/strong> in the image. \u201cThe chair was given to Gurkiran with an expectation that she would promote it on social media<\/a>. There was no expectation that Jagmeet would post about it,\u201d NDP spokesperson\u00a0M\u00e9lanie Richer<\/strong> said in a statement to CBC News.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Madu out: Don Braid<\/strong>, writing<\/a> in the Calgary Herald<\/em>, reports that details about Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu\u2019s<\/strong> call to the Edmonton police chief \u201chave been known in government since shortly after it happ<\/a>ened in March 2021.\u201d Jason Kenney<\/strong> suspended<\/a> Madu on Monday after CBC reported<\/a> that he called the police about a distracted driving ticket.<\/p>\n

Braid points out that this is political trouble Kenney doesn\u2019t need.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s incredible that with Omicron surging, nearly 1,100 people in hospital, school openings in trouble, a crucial budget coming and the economy hanging in the balance, this government routinely mires itself in self-made troubles born of division and bad judgment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ukraine wants help:<\/strong> Ukraine has asked Canada to rush military supplies to its army as it faces the possibility of a Russian invasion, the Globe\u2019s<\/em> Mark MacKinnon<\/strong> reports<\/a> from Kyiv.\u00a0 Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna<\/strong> asked M\u00e9lanie Joly<\/strong>, who is in Ukraine, to provide equipment. Joly promised to take the message back to Ottawa. \u201cMany of the officials here have reiterated this demand. We know that it is important to play our part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Little to offer:<\/strong> In the Post<\/em>, John Ivison<\/strong>\u00a0reports complaints<\/a> from former senior officers who say the Liberals have neglected the military: \u201cThe prime minister and his closest advisers have never taken the armed forces that seriously,\u201d said Andrew Leslie<\/strong>, a former Liberal MP and ex-Canadian Forces lieutenant-general<\/a>, who also said the \u201cPMO does not see any real political payback on defence expenditures.\u201d<\/p>\n

McKinsey money:<\/strong> The opposition parties are calling on the\u00a0auditor general to investigate the Liberal government\u2019s relationship with McKinsey and Company after a sharp rise<\/a> in federal contracts to the firm, the Globe<\/em> reports<\/a>. Federal spending on contracts with McKinsey rose from nearly zero in the final years of the former Conservative government to $17.2-million. MPs note that in the early years of the Liberal government, Dominic Barton<\/strong> served as both chair of a federal advisory council on economic growth while also leading McKinsey.<\/p>\n

Airlines cut flights:<\/strong>\u00a0Canada\u2019s two biggest airlines are cutting thousands of flights because of the pandemic, CP reports<\/a>. WestJet said Tuesday it will cancel 20 per cent of its February flights, blaming \u201cgovernment barriers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mostly shut:<\/strong> A labour dispute has shut down most flights into St. John\u2019s, CBC reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Grocery troubles:<\/strong>\u00a0Grocery stores are struggling with labour and product shortages that could leave shelves bare, experts tell<\/a> CP.\u00a0\u201cIf we have to keep sending people home, at a certain point stores are not going to be able to operate,\u201d said\u00a0Gary Sands of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. Grocers want rapid tests to keep shelves stocked. A vaccine mandate for truckers isn\u2019t helping, the industry says.<\/p>\n

Against unvaxxed tax: <\/strong>On Tuesday, Jagmeet Singh<\/strong>\u00a0condemned Quebec\u2019s plan to tax the unvaccinated, calling it a threat to the universal access to health care, the Star<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Heal thyself:<\/strong> Speaking of the unvaxxed, Global\u2019s\u00a0Ashleigh Stewart<\/strong> has a good long read<\/a> on a network of Canadian doctors who oppose COVID-19 vaccines, raising a good question about whether\u00a0medical regulators are doing enough to hold doctors to account for their public statements.<\/p>\n

Forced labour:<\/strong> Ottawa has killed two contracts with a supplier over allegations that the gloves it manufactured in Malaysia were made with forced labour, CBC reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New direction for mother corp?<\/strong> The Post<\/em> notes<\/a> that Pablo Rodriguez\u2019s<\/strong> mandate later instructs him to \u201cmodernize\u201d the CBC,\u00a0\u00a0making it \u201cless reliant on private advertising, with a goal of eliminating advertising during news and other public affairs shows.\u201d There may be money for that: \u201cThe letter doesn\u2019t include a figure, but during last year\u2019s federal election the Liberals pledged $400 million over four years for that purpose,\u201d the Post<\/em> notes.<\/p>\n

Off out:<\/strong> Speaking of the CBC, As It Happens host Carol Off<\/strong> is leaving the program<\/a> after 15 years of great work.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Stephen Maher<\/strong><\/p>\n

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